R#J

R#J

91 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 30, 2021

Told entirely through social media and smartphone screens, this bold adaptation of Romeo and Juliet reinvents the world’s most enduring love story with style and lyricism, with black and brown youth at the heart of it all.

R#J

91 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 30, 2021

R#J
Told entirely through social media and smartphone screens, this bold adaptation of Romeo and Juliet reinvents the world’s most enduring love story with style and lyricism, with black and brown youth at the heart of it all.
Producers Interface Films
Original title R#J
Directors Laura Jean Bransky, Carey Williams
Writers Alexey Sobolev, Carey Williams, Rickie Castaneda, William Shakespeare

Cast

Camaron Engels

as Romeo

Francesca Noel

as Juliet

RJ Cyler

as Benvolio

Siddiq Saunderson

as Mercutio

Diego Tinoco

as Tybalt

David Zayas

as Fernando Capulet

Dakota Shapiro

as Paris

Maurice J. Irvin

as Alcide Montague

Russell Hornsby

as Captain Prince

Denise Dorado

as Lady Capulet

Jean Elie

as Taz

Jaden Joyner

as Young Romeo

Jacob Ming-Trent

as Lawrence

Eric M. Myrick

as Young Alcide

Matias Ponce

as Young Fernando

Ricky Russert

as Gregory